Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

Two of the largest higher-education systems in the country are partnering to pilot an online course finder tool to increase students’ access to 10,000 online and transferable courses. The tool just helps students find the high-quality education that we have available.” The year-long initiative, called Finish Faster!, million learners.

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Course Tools System Report 86

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Yet in the education industry, these deals have been few and far in between, especially as many of these companies have opted to build their own edtech tools. Founded in 2013 (and originally named cwist), Workbench has raised $3 million in funding. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Google Technology Education EdTech 156

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Her simple, yet profound 7-step writing tool, now used by schools across the US, gives kids and teens the opportunity to rewrite a challenging personal story and Imagine new possibilities in its place. She is the founder of The Imagine Project, Inc., Dianne is a thought leader in the area of stress and trauma in children.

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MIND Research Institute

JUNE 23, 2021

A 2013 meta-analysis of over 200 studies on spatial training concluded that “even a small amount of training can improve spatial reasoning in both males and females, and children and adults.”. A 2017 study from the University of Toronto looked at a 32-week spatial skills intervention that was implemented in grades K-2. Caswell, B.,

STEM 136

STEM Training Analysis Study 136

Digital Promise

AUGUST 21, 2018

Ottenbreit-Leftwich in their 2013 study of authentic technology-enabled learning, highlights the main challenge coaches face when trying to support teachers using technology. When we first began coaching, we would get really excited about sharing cutting-edge technology tools. It’s easy to let technology take center stage.

Technology 276

Technology Digital Citizenship Learning Meeting 276

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2017

I first met Office Mix a few years ago, before I had the required Office 2013 or higher. Because Mix uses audio and video tools to communicate ideas, students are eager to view the resulting lessons, making it a perfect addition to a blended learning program. You have to have MS Office 2013 or above to run Mix.

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Microsoft Blended Learning Digital Citizenship LMS 178

Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

Cengage filed for bankruptcy in 2013, after which it reached an agreement to eliminate $4 billion in debt and secure $1.75 Cengage is now betting its digital business on an annual subscription that gives students unlimited access to all of its digital textbook materials, along with online homework tools and study guides.

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Pearson Company Adaptive Learning Report 167

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ). 2013) investigated the impact of instructional adaptations on student literacy achievement. Innovative teaching, as Zhu et al (2013) confirm, “is a necessity for all teachers in order to meet the educational needs of the new generations.” Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

WriteLab was founded in 2013 by Matthew Ramirez, then a PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley and Donald McQuade, a long-time English professor at the same school. In December 2013, he began to work with McQuade to write algorithms that would capture some of the feedback he so regularly provided.

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Chegg Tools Pearson EdTech 70

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

Amazon will be sunsetting TenMarks and its online instructional tools, which were once at the forefront of the company’s K-12 digital education strategy. In 2013, TenMarks was acquired by Amazon in a deal that was greeted by the edtech industry as a sign that major technology giants were serious about expanding into education.

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Tools Company Instructional Materials Tablets 85

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2019

Assuming the leadership roles will be Ben Kornell and Devin Vodicka, both of whom joined AltSchool in 2017 as part of a spree of executive hires. Ventilla was formerly a Google executive (after selling his social-search startup to the internet giant) who left in 2013 to learn about the education landscape.

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Software Company Exercises Personalized Learning 114

Neo LMS

MARCH 8, 2018

Overall, in 2017, the national grade was a C-average, scoring a 74.2. According to the study 2017 saw Massachusetts takes first place among the states (for the third year in a row), with a B score of 86.5. million when the research was last done in 2013. Another five states also earned B-grades: New Jersey (85.6).

Education 150

Education Chromebook Laptops Study 150

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 15, 2017

Check out Orientation Inspiration (2013) and Orientation Attitude (2016). And there seem to be a few go-to digital tools to support engagement, discovery and setting a fun and participatory tone for what library (and the librarian) looks like. This year, a couple of very clear trends emerged. Engagement. Gamification. Gamification.

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Libraries Gamification iPhone Advocacy 54

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2017

Andrew Joseph, Agarwal's cofounder, went on to join the Amazon Education team as VP of Strategic Relations after TenMarks got acquired in 2013. Tools and Courses WHO’S USING WHAT? New edtech accountability tool CatchOn launched on Tuesday. Jin-Soo Huh (@JinSooDHuh) March 7, 2017. but will eventually be brought to the U.S.

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Tools Student Data Privacy Data Policies 71

Fractus Learning

JUNE 11, 2021

Most mapping tools feature a way to import data, with plenty of examples, search functions, and instructions to help users. We’ve spent hours creating a comprehensive list of the best mapping software products, comparing the best online mapping tools and printable maps for classroom mapping purposes.

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Tools Analysis Software Android 64

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In 2013, only six states kept records of chronic absenteeism, notes the Johns Hopkins report. Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. K–12 teachers can use tools like VR and AR in the classroom to help students learn by doing.

Technology 150

Technology Data Report EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In 2013, only six states kept records of chronic absenteeism, notes the Johns Hopkins report. Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. K–12 teachers can use tools like VR and AR in the classroom to help students learn by doing.

Technology 150

Technology Data Report EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In 2013, only six states kept records of chronic absenteeism, notes the Johns Hopkins report. Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. K–12 teachers can use tools like VR and AR in the classroom to help students learn by doing.

Technology 150

Technology Data Report EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

In 2013, only six states kept records of chronic absenteeism, notes the Johns Hopkins report. Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. K–12 teachers can use tools like VR and AR in the classroom to help students learn by doing.

Technology 150

Technology Data Report EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

In 2013, only six states kept records of chronic absenteeism, notes the Johns Hopkins report. Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. K–12 teachers can use tools like VR and AR in the classroom to help students learn by doing.

Technology 150

Technology Data Report EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

In 2013, only six states kept records of chronic absenteeism, notes the Johns Hopkins report. Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. K–12 teachers can use tools like VR and AR in the classroom to help students learn by doing.

Technology 150

Technology Data Report EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

In 2013, only six states kept records of chronic absenteeism, notes the Johns Hopkins report. Technology is making its way into the classroom with tools that engage students a lot more than traditional lessons can. K–12 teachers can use tools like VR and AR in the classroom to help students learn by doing.

Technology 150

Technology Data Report EdTech 150

Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

By learning to view it as a means of enhancing your lessons and resources, you can provide your students with tools and opportunities they may not otherwise access. Instead, view it as a tool that can inform and supplement lessons, and even then, only if teachers and administrators are well trained in its use. April 2010, 3(4), pp.

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Technology Classroom Digital Citizenship Education 260

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Today Jon Corippo @jcorippo talks about one of his favorite tools, Quizizz. He shares how you can use this tool to teach vocabulary and save time for other things! Unleashing students to help with this tool. Want to hear another episode on technology tools? VICKI: Happy edtech tool Tuesday.

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EdTech Tools Twitter Professional Learning 383

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

Schultz has taken a career in building special needs software and games for people who are blind or have low vision into ObjectiveEd, a new endeavor at a time when investor interest in educational tools and investor interest in assistive technology are apparently on the rise. million across 71 deals in 2017.

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Tablets Assistive Technology Company Software 158

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 23, 2023

Practical Steps: Consider using tools like Harvard’s Implicit Association Test to explore unconscious biases, and actively seek to challenge them in your teaching. Use Media and Technology Thoughtfully In the age of technology, media can be a powerful tool in educating students about diversity and inclusion. link] Brown, A.

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Strategy Examples Elementary Classroom 98

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The company’s latest deal involves something a little bit more invisible and behind the scenes, but what it calls “one of the most powerful tools we have in modern education.” That tool is data, and it marks the focus of Microsoft’s first edtech acquisition of 2019: DataSense , a data management platform developed by Brightbytes.

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Microsoft lynda.com Data EdTech 89

Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2018

What is not as common are PBL ideas using digital, rather than physical tools. Tech co-ordinator Susie Wren, and Kindergarten teachers Cari Bailey and Jennifer Brkich, generously shared their experience at ISTE 2017 recently, and all the resources can be found here. In 2013 Leslie M. 1st Grade digital PBL: a case study.

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Common Core Elementary Case Study Guidelines 218

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Kahoot , an Oslo-based developer of a digital quiz tool popular with teachers, just started making money this year. In 2017, Kahoot joined the Disney Accelerator , a program run by the venture capital arm of the media juggernaut. This tool was offered for free for the first five years, and amassed a following.

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Company Strategy Report Mobility 121

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Launched from garages and tech accelerators, startup after startup burst onto the scene with technology tools for the education market. Data from investment bank, Berkery Noyes suggest these deals have grown at a steady clip since 2013. Source: Berkery Notes data from 2015 , 2017 and 2018. That’s the thing people often forget.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Lingokids was founded in 2013 when Viedma created an app to help his niece learn English. We are kind of evolving the company from an English learning acquisition tool to a more fully fledged educational tool, in English,” Viedma said. The platform focuses on kids aged 2 to 8 and has grown rapidly.

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Company Learning Technology Tools 90

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Mountain Heights Academy in Utah, the 2017 Student Voices Award winner, encourages students to participate in the instructional design process using an OER curriculum. Although they aren’t in the classroom together, the students stay connected on their project leveraging tools like G Suite for Education or Blackboard Collaborate.

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OER Tools E-rate Blackboard 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2024

Highlights include- At IFLA: Governing Board 2013-2017, Co-Founder of IFLA New Professionals, two-term Member/Expert resource person of the Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression Committee of IFLA (FAIFE), two-term member of the Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section of IFLA (CPDWL).

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Libraries Advocacy Accessibility Strategy 41

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Almost a decade after Lynzi Ziegenhagen began work on tools to help K-12 schools with data analysis and visualization, she faced an important decision. based provider of instructional software and formative assessment tools that is on a buying spree. It spun Schoolzilla out as an independent company in 2013.

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Data Assessment Company Learning 79

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2018

This new fund will focus on investments at the seed and Series A stages, according to Wada, with a specific interest at education tools and services that leverage artificial intelligence technology. education technology investments have largely simmered from its peak in 2013, when edtech-focused accelerators and seed deals flooded the market.

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Technology EdTech Education Company 129

EdNews Daily

JUNE 3, 2017

These 10 companies are hiring teachers over the summer 2017: Back to Basics Learning Dynamics is hiring experienced, accomplished tutors, teachers, translators, interpreters, and education specialists in Delaware. ™ is the proud recipient of the 2013 MCEEA Employer of the Year. Some of these jobs are remote, too. Apply now: [link].

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Company Pearson Assessment Exercises 214

Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2018

In 2013, Renaissance partnered with Capstone (then the owner of myON) to integrate its Accelerated Reader quizzes with myON’s digital books. In other words, the addition of myON brings a cache of digital content that complements the assessment tools that Renaissance has developed over the years.

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Libraries Company Learning Assessment 68